Rae Carson

Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California) is an American fantasy writer. Her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was published in 2011. Her books have also been translated into languages around the world. Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the Star Wars universe, including the official novelization of The Rise of Skywalker.

Biography
Carson was born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California. She attended Livermore High School and graduated from Biola University in 1995.

Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006. She published her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, in 2011.

In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay, whom she met through OWW. After their marriage, Carson moved to Columbus, Ohio, to live with Finlay and his two sons.

Before writing full-time, Carson worked for the president of Ohio State University.

Awards and honors
The Girl of Fire and Thorns books were a New York Times bestselling series in September 2013.

The Girl of Fire and Thorns series

 * 1) The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011
 * 2) Crown of Embers, 2012
 * 3) The Bitter Kingdom, 2013
 * 4) The Empire of Dreams, 2020

The following books are prequel novellas to the series:


 * 1) The Shadow Cats, 2012
 * 2) The Shattered Mountain, 2013
 * 3) The King's Guard, 2013

The Gold Seer trilogy

 * Walk on Earth a Stranger, 2015
 * Like a River Glorious, 2016
 * Into the Bright Unknown, 2017

Standalone books

 * Any Sign of Life, 2021

Short fiction

 * "Omega Ship", in Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles, ed. by Natalie C. Parker, 2017
 * "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse", in Uncanny Magazine, Jan-Feb 2020, ed. by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas

Star Wars Universe

 * "The Red One"; Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View (October 2017)
 * "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing"; Star Wars: Canto Bight (December 2017)
 * Most Wanted (2018)
 * Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (2020)

Critical studies, reviews and biography

 * Review of The bitter kingdom.